in the final analysis

Idioms  

1. Also, in the last analysis. When all things are considered. For example, In the final analysis we must find ways to improve our sales, or I can, in the last analysis, talk only about my own work. This expression was at first put as in the ultimate analysis. [Late 1700s]

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in the final analysis

Of those, 753 participants had enough wearable-device data to be included in the final analysis.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026

“Havana syndrome” in the final analysis, was a misnomer.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 6, 2023

That’s why, in the final analysis, Williamson’s controversial dunk wasn’t really about rubbing it in.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022

“I’ve said everybody should be posturing and doing the best you can to stand up for your priorities, but in the final analysis you’re going to vote for this thing,” Yarmuth said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2021

We can test for this and for that, but in the final analysis genius is inexplicable.

From The Nabob, Volume 1 by Ives, George Burnham